SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty-five countries, SI's teams – more than 2400 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting culture.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to finding all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

Objective

The ER Deputy Program Manager is in charge of carrying out and accomplishing the objectives as defined in the operation proposals.

He/she is responsible for the supervision of the operational teams assigned to the ER activity but can be assigned the supervision of multisectoral activities as requested by his/her line manager.

He/she must ensure that the activities are well executed and deliver quality results, where appropriate, and proposes adjustments or developments to ensure relevance.

The ER Deputy Program Manager will work in challenging environments, deploying to remote areas anywhere within South Sudan at short notice, with basic living conditions and regularly operating outside of SI base.

He/she will share the principles and values of Solidarites International.

DUTIES

Main activities:

Diagnostics and project conception

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of diagnostics
• Participate in the design and the financial sizing of the human and logistical resources needed to implement the programs
• In cooperation with his/her line manager, help draw up proposal budgets for the program parts
• Prepare the appendixes and technical chapters (of logical framework) of operation proposals
• Implement the activities in compliance with the annual operational strategy, SOLIDARITES International’s technical requirements and donors’ criteria.
• Participate in the development of the ER team’s capacity in regard to techniques or new methodologies
• Supervise initial field assessment and ensure comprehensive and qualitative data collection processes. He/She can be requested by his/her line manager to draft some needs analysis report.
• Liaise with his/her counterparts among consortium teams and ensure proper coordination with them from the start to the end of a deployment.

Implementation and operational follow-up

• Plan the activity(ies) with the support departments (Administration, logistics) according to the set objectives
• Always try to deliver activities within the shortest timeframe, as ERM activities are life-saving ones
• Assess the relevance of activities, the effectiveness of interventions, and their appropriateness in light of changing circumstances and the needs of populations
• Propose adjustments to programs if necessary
• Make sure the objectives for the activity(ies) under his/her responsibility are achieved
• Suggest and monitor indicators to track the achievements of the activity(ies) implemented
• Use SI management and monitoring tools for all implemented activities.
• Plan and supervise the implementation of the activity(ies) under his/her responsibility
• Anticipate difficulties in carrying out of the activity(ies) and facilitate problem solving. Report in advance any delays foreseen to his/her manager
• Suggest new activity directions in accordance with context and indicators
• In cooperation with his/her line manager, help budget forecasting and expenditures follow-up for the program parts
• In cooperation with his/her line manager, prepare purchase requests and follow orders using the logistics service
• Ensure strong and continuous monitoring of community satisfaction and relevance of the activity implemented to tackle the needs.
• Report the state of decentralized inventory to the logistics department (“field” inventory)

Capitalization 

• Write capitalization notes using SI/the consortium tools
• Prepare handover reports before the end of his/her employment contract and forward them to concerned parties in the mission and at headquarters
• Ensure diffusion of SI technical documentation to his/her team
• Support the ERRM Program manager in the implementation of lessons learned exercise.

HR management

• Support on the recruitment process of the national technical staff for his/her activity(ies)
• With the administrative department, define the prerequisites for the ER vacant positions and, if necessary, adapt the referent job profile.
• Welcome and brief new employees or volunteers working under his/her responsibility
• Implement training activities in accordance with the Emergency Response operational requirements and the identified training needs.
• Serve as intermediary between Officers, team leaders and Program Manager.
• Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility
• Conduct workshops and regular or ad hoc meetings
• Evaluate the performance of the members of his/her team(s)
• Identify team members’ potential for advancement and communicate this information to the program manager
•  Make sure his/her team(s) follow the safety rules

Reporting/communication/representation

• Share with the appropriate staff any information on the security context and any event which may have consequences on SI activities and team safety
• Write regular reports concerning the progress of the activity(ies) under his/her responsibility
• Write reports and annexes concerning his/her activity(ies) for donor reports and/or amendment
• Ensure compliance with reporting deadlines and guidelines
• Communicate with field team concerning the progress and results of their activity(ies)
• Maintain a local operational communication network and positive relations with the local/governmental authorities, ER consortium members, donor representatives, UN and other international agencies in cooperation with the program manager and Program Coordinator
• Represent SI in meetings concerning Emergency response activities or covering other sectors within his employment location as requested by his/her managers
• Represent SI on request and/or delegation
• Write the administrative documents to be signed (MOU, handover…) jointly with governmental authorities, communities or partners
• Regularly meet with the community representatives and ensure high satisfaction regarding the activities implemented by SI

The list here above is not exhaustive, and you could be requested to perform other tasks according to the need of your line manager.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Civil, Water or Environmental Engineering, or WASH and Humanitarian Studies
• At least 2 years of work experience in Emergency Response in preferably, field of WASH with an NGO/INGO
• Minimum of 1 year experience leading a team
• Demonstrated experience in implementing WASH and Emergency activities.
• Demonstrated capacity to train and transfer knowledge to others
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Prior experience working in Herat province will be an added advantage
• Fluency in English, Dari and Pashto is required
• Previous experience working with SI and knowledge of SI processes is an advantage

Dear Applicant,

Solidarites International never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. 

Please note that:

• SI is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• Only the HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application meets the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.
• SI has the right to contact and verify each candidate's educational credentials and employment history described in his/her CV with the concerned organization. Any information received from your concerned organization will be dealt with due diligence and according to the SI Confidentiality Policy.
• Do not attach other documents like work certificates, educational and other documents at this stage. These will be requested if you are called for an interview.

To apply for this vacancy, please submit your CV and Cover Letter in single PDF or MS Word Format in the given email address (recruitment@solidarites-afghanistan.org) and also submit your application form by using the following link.

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